Puerto Rico students struggle as Maria scars run deep
Neida Ortiz Torres, 17, endures blackouts and scarce water in Humacao while attending a high school grappling with closures, teacher shortages, and power outages after Hurricane Maria. Thousands fled for schooling in the continental U S as enrollment slumps. educators decry the injustice of limited resources and looming school cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humacao
Puerto Rico
Neida Ortiz Torres
Neida
Julio
Maria
Aida Diaz
Ricardo Rosello
Florida
Titan of a dinosaur unearthed in Egypt
A team led by Hesham Sallam of Mansoura University reports Mansourasaurus shahinae from the Dakhla Oasis in Egypt as Africa's most complete late Cretaceous dinosaur. The titanosaur measured 26 to 33 feet long, weighed about the African elephant, and had bones suggesting it was not fully grown. The find, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, may illuminate Africa's isolation during continental drift and late Cretaceous changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansourosaurus Shahinae
Egypt
Africa
Hesham Sallam
Mansoura University
Nature Ecology and Evolution
Esti
Mansourasaurus
Dakhla
Pentagon reviews security after fitness apps reveal base locations
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis orders a security review as Strava heatmap data shows movement patterns at U S military facilities worldwide including war zones. Australian National University student Nathan Russer highlighted Syria spots prompting global scrutiny of GPS tracking devices and potential exposure of bases, routes, and personnel. Cyber experts warn mobile tech can compromise operational security and aid adversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
USS
Jim Mattis
Nathan Russer
Australian National University
Canberra
Strava
Syria
U.S
Middle East
Africa
Russer
Jim Lewis
Center For Strategic and International Studies
Lewis
Afghan army post attack drawn by ISIS claims
Gunmen attacked an army outpost near a major Afghan military academy. Five soldiers were killed and 10 wounded before the attackers were subdued. Islamic State Amag reported the claim. Two attackers blew themselves up, two were killed, and one captured. President Widodo was due in Kabul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kabul
Afghanistan
Defense Ministry
Islamic State
Amag
Taliban
Indonesia
Joko Widodo
Widodo
Neo-Nazi group linked to four slayings
A ProPublica report links Samuel Woodward, a former classmate of Blaze Bernstein, to Atomwaffen Division, a neo-Nazi cell blamed for multiple killings. Bernstein, 19, was stabbed 20 times in Orange County, with organizers promoting violence against minorities. The group has alleged cells in several states and a history tying to recent murders across Florida, Virginia, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaze Bernstein
Orange County
Calif
Bernstein
University of Pennsylvania
Samuel Woodward
ProPublica
Woodward
Atomwaffen Division
Texas
U.S
Atomwaffen
Anti- Defamation League
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Washington
Wisconsin
Charles Manson
Anti-Defamation League
Tampa
Fla
Reston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oxzuen Costa Rodriguez
Rincén
Orlando
Oxzuen
Washington Post
Rosaliz Fuentes
Keila
Luiza
Science
Los Angeles Times
Carnegie
Pentagon
ISIS
Lepie Kroeger
Realtors
Collins Community Credit Union
Iowa City
Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
TheGazette.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!